Council Aligned Basement Concept with Japan
Reported by Oki Akbar | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
Jakarta DPRD, studied basement management during a working visit (kunker) to the Japanese Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Office.
Because Japan has been successful. We must be optimistic we can be like Japan
Prasetio Edi Marsudi, Chairman of Jakarta DPRD disclosed that Jakarta should align Japan's concept of managing the basement.
"Because Japan has been successful. We must be optimistic we can be like Japan," he expressed, in the Japanese Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Office, in Chiyodaku, Tokyo, Thursday (2/1).
Jakarta and MRT Will Hold Basement Management WorkshopAccording to him, one of the most important managements in alignment with the Japanese Government is operation of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT).
Therefore he asked Jakarta DPRD's Bapemperda to soon discuss the Draft Bylaw on Management of Basement.
"This is very important for the legal protection of MRT operation and the management of commercial area in MRT stations," he stressed.
Assistant Minister of International Relations of Japan, Koichiro Kakee ensured that his party would continue to oversee MRT development to the end. Starting from regulation alignment, to future operation.
"So ladies and gentlemen do need to worry. Japanese government will definitely help," he said.
